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Trump and lawyer ordered to pay $1m for bringing ‘frivolous’ lawsuit against Hillary Clinton

In scathing ruling, US district court judge writes, ‘misuse of the courts by Mr Trump and his lawyers undermines the rule of law’

The Guardian - US

"Investigation"? Nope, "review:" White House describes probe

When Hillary Clinton was running for president in 2016, she and her campaign called the FBI’s scrutiny of her private email server a “security review.”

The Independent UK

The weaponization of the federal government has a long history

Now that House Republicans have created a “Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government,” let’s revisit a classic of that power-abusing genre, featuring its greatest star, Richard M. Nixon.

The Conversation

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Trump special counsel probe adds 2 anti-corruption prosecutors

WASHINGTON — The special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump has made two fresh hires, bringing on long-time career prosecutors experienced in handling complex public corruption cases, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service

Expert: Trump may have committed felony

Former federal prosecutor says Trump may be "subject to up to five years in prison"

Salon

Editorial: New revelations of Trump's abuse of power are timely reminders of his unfitness

With Donald Trump’s announcement of his new presidential campaign comes a timely reminder of what kind of a man is asking Americans to put him in charge again: Trump’s former chief of staff, John Kelly, now confirms that Trump, while in office, routinely sought to use and abuse the powers…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

John Kelly says Trump wanted to "get the IRS on" James Comey and get DOJ to probe other foes

"The U.S. government ... should never be weaponized or used to retaliate," ex-WH chief of staff told NYT.

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Benghazi! The wound that never healed

Obama didn't tell the truth — and the right weaponized that viciously. This is how America drove itself nuts

Salon

Newsroom Confidential review: Margaret Sullivan’s timely tale of the Times and the Post

The public editor and media columnist is fascinating and unsparing, particularly about the Times’s Trump-Clinton fiasco

The Guardian - US

Maggie Haberman’s new Trump book: How Rod Blagojevich got really lucky

Haberman is the New York Times reporter who, as she writes, spent her career at “news outlets Trump cares most about.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Olympic abuse scandal: A strange twist

Center for SafeSport is supposed to investigate alleged abusers. But no one has accused Jonathan Little of a crime

Salon

What's up with the DOJ election rule?

There's no law that politicians can't be prosecuted before an election. It's an unwritten rule, not always honored

Salon

The Justice Department's dilemma over prosecuting politicians before an election

As the 2022 midterm campaigns approach Election Day on Nov. 8, 2022, a federal probe into former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents is testing an unwritten policy of the U.S. Justice Department.

The Conversation

Donald Trump v. Hillary Clinton Opinion

The court agrees with the defense position that "[w]hatever the utilities of [the Amended Complaint] as a fundraising tool, a press release, or a list of political grievances, it has no merit as a lawsuit."

Reason

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Salon

My Son Hunter: So much right-wing grift

Who are the real targets of this shameless, slipshod right-wing propaganda farce? Anybody who pays to watch it

The Independent UK

‘Tired’ Hillary Clinton explains why her email controversy is not as bad as Trump’s secret papers scandal

‘I’m more tired of talking about this than anyone, but here we are’

Salon

Clinton rips Trump's false equivalency

"The fact is that I had zero emails that were classified," wrote Clinton. "Trump has hundreds of documents"

The Independent UK

Justice Department likely to wait to pursue any criminal charges against Trump until after midterms: report

The recent FBI search at Mar-a-Lago saw agents remove 20 boxes that contained classified material

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Chicago Sun-Times

If Trump is charged with real crimes, he’ll need more than bluster to save himself

Unless you believe former president’s mutually contradictory alibis, the Big Man would appear to have some explaining to do.

Tribune News Service

Trump search puts FBI in jam between secrecy and calls for public scrutiny

The FBI is combing through boxes of classified records seized at Mar-a-Lago, a monthslong process that may leave the government with a disappointing response to public calls for proof that searching a former president’s home was justified: Take our word for it.

Reason

Donald Trump's Handling of Classified Material Looks Worse Than Hillary Clinton's

The former president thought his 2016 opponent should go to prison for recklessly endangering national security.

Salon

"Daily Show" catches Fox News' flip-flop

Fox News was a fan of investigations of politicians like Hillary Clinton before it was against it with Donald Trump

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Neither Trump nor FBI deserve benefit of the doubt in Mar-a-Lago raid

Partisans quickly retreated to their corners late Monday when news broke that the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Florida home.

The Independent UK

Who is Christopher Wray, the FBI director who (probably) authorised the search of Mar-a-Lago?

Christopher Wray has been a regular donor to Republican candidates throughout his career

The Independent UK

Did Trump break the law? FBI search raises fresh questions

Whether an FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is a prelude to criminal charges is unknown — especially unclear since other investigations into mishandling of classified information have ended without prosecution or in misdemeanor plea deals

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